Amir Khan says he wants to be known as a fighter rather than a celebrity because he is “lost without boxing”.

Former world champion Khan is tired of seeing his ­personal life plastered all over the celebrity press and wants to return to the back pages.

Despite being in reality's TV I'm A Celebrity... jungle, the 31-year-old insists he is NOT a celebrity and that boxing is still his life.

Khan, who makes his comeback after almost two years out against Phil Lo Greco at Liverpool’s Echo Arena on Saturday, said: “I’m back to what I do best — boxing.

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It will be the Bolton boxer's first bout in Britain for almost exactly five years (Image: Action Images via Reuters)

“I belong on the back pages. I’m not a celebrity. I don’t want to live that life.

“Boxing is where I belong, it puts me on the right life path because without it I’m lost and do silly things. Boxing is my life. I’m 31 and want my last few years to be perfect.

“I’ve missed selling out arenas and seeing the fans. It’s great to have so much love.

The two-time world champion came sixth in the last UK series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! (Image: PA)

“I want to be remembered for being a fighter, not being in the jungle or being a celebrity.

“I can get back up there. This is my first fight back and the ­second will be bigger.”

Khan, who has a 31-4-0 ­record, is buzzing ahead of his first fight on UK soil for five years and says he wants to end his career in ­British rings.

This will be Khan's first fight since a crushing 2016 loss when he moved up two divisions to middleweight (Image: Getty)

He says he has had enough of campaigning in the US, where he still trains, and is eyeing a long-awaited domestic showdown with bitter rival Kell Brook at the end of the year.

First he must prove he still has something left in the tank against Canadian journeyman Lo Greco after being sparked out in his last fight in May 2016 by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.

Victory this weekend will bring that showdown with Brook significantly closer (Image: Getty)

“I’ve had the big fights in America, fought in Las Vegas four times, LA, Madison Square Garden,” said Khan. “I’ve fought all over the US. When I walked into the ring, ­especially against Canelo, I was getting booed and having things thrown at me.

“Now it’s time to come back home and finish my career here. Imagine the Kell Brook fight at Wembley! I still feel I have that power to sell out stadiums.”